Former players like LaVar Arrington and Matt Millen are speaking out against embattled former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.

Speaking to The Fan 106.7 in Washington, D.C., Arrington, a decorated former NFL and Penn State linebacker, vehemently defended the university and lamented over its current state.

“It's an ugly situation. I love Penn State. There's a love affair that I have with that institution that goes far beyond any one person,” Arrington said.

“When I got to Penn State, I guess the reason why I gravitated to Jerry Sandusky, just, outside of the obvious of him being the professor of 'Linebacker U,' -- and that was why you go there, to be a part of that school, I wanted to be a part of that tradition.”

Arrington said that he was sickened when he listened to Sandusky’s interview with Bob Costas on Rock Center earlier this week, where the coach denied any wrongdoing.

“You know what I'm pissed off about? He didn't say he was sorry to those kids,” Arrington said. “He didn't say he was sorry to the kids at Penn State. He didn't say he was sorry to the players, he didn't say he was sorry to me, (to) us.”